[March 13, 2014]LAS
VEGAS —
Stanford 74, Washington State 63: Chasson Randle scored 22 points to lead all five starters in double
figures as the Cardinal defeated the upset-minded Cougars in the first
round of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.

Dwight Powell added 16 points while Josh Huestis and Anthony
Brown had 12 points apiece for No. 6 seed Stanford (20-11), which
shot 58.5 percent and advanced to face third-seeded Arizona State in
Thursday’s quarterfinals. Stefan Nastic chipped in 10 points and
five rebounds to help Stanford beat the Cougars for the third time
this season.

Randle closed the first half with a 3-pointer to put Stanford ahead
35-28, but Washington State scored seven straight points and moved
ahead 50-47 with just over nine minutes remaining. Powell answered
with one of his two 3-pointers, sparking a decisive 15-3 run and
helping Stanford improve to 20-2 when leading with five minutes to
play.

Washington State, which went 3-15 in conference play, made 16 of its
19 shots from the foul line after entering the game as the worst
free-throw shooting team in the Pac-12 at 65.2 percent. Brown
collected a team-high seven rebounds for Stanford, which shot
21-of-24 from the foul line to help keep its NCAA tournament hopes
alive.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Stanford and Arizona State split two games during the
regular season, with the Cardinal winning 76-70 at home Feb. 1
before losing 76-64 in Tempe on Feb. 26. … Lacy shot 8-of-18 from
the field and 4-of-10 from beyond the arc while becoming the 34th
player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. … Washington
State missed 13 of its 18 shots from 3-point range and lost its
fifth straight tournament game.